Bryan Avila avoids comment on claim Trump’s ‘gone too far’ on deportations

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 758

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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TAMPA — The Tampa Tiger Bay Club had hoped to hold a forum this month between the two major party candidates for governor, Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly. After the Donalds campaign cited a scheduling conflict, aides offered his running mate, former Miami-Dade County state Sen. Bryan Avila, to speak in his stead.

That became a bit awkward on Friday when audience members asked Avila on several occasions whether he or …

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